Speeches and statements

The Prime Minister's speech at the International Holocaust Remembrance Day

'We are living in a time when our Jewish community - and other minorities - in our country once again feel unsafe. When hate speech and conspiracy theories supplant knowledge and facts. When language oversimplifies and distorts. When authoritarian

By Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre The Akershus Quay

The Prime Minister's speech at the Arctic Frontiers conference

'We are the eyes and ears of NATO in the north. We work together with the US on this. It matters for US’ homeland security,' said Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.

By Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre Tromsø

Minister of Defence Odd Roger Enoksen: NATO at a crossroad - views from Nato HQ and Norway

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By Former Minister of Defence Odd Roger Enoksen Forsvarsminister Odd Roger Enoksen sitt innlegg på Litteraturhuset 7. februar. Arrangør var Atlanterhavskomiteen og arrangementet ble kalt "NATO at a crossroad - views from Nato HQ and Norway".

Offshore Wind Roundtable Discussion and official opening of DNB's New York-office

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By Minister of Trade and Industry Jan Christian Vestre Speech given in New York on the 6th of December

Speach: Berlin Security Conference

Speach from Minister of Defence, Bjørn Arild Gram at Berlin Security Conference 1. December 2022.

By Minister of Defence Bjørn Arild Gram

Northern Lights Gathering

Minister of Petroleum and Energy Marte Mjøs Persen held this speech at the digital Northern Lights gathering on 16th December 2021.

By Minister of Petroleum and Energy Marte Mjøs Persen

COP28: Statement on Loss and Damage Fund

Statement by Senior Climate Adviser Georg Børsting on Norwegian support for the new Loss and Damage Fund, Dubai, 30 November 2023.

The speech from the throne by His Majesty The King on the occasion of the opening of the 168th session of the Storting

President, Representatives of the People. I greet the Storting as it takes up its solemn responsibilities with the wish that the fulfilment of these duties will be of benefit to our country.

The speech from the throne by his Majesty The King on the occasion of the opening of the 167th session of the Storting

President, Representatives of the People. I greet the Storting as it takes up its solemn responsibilities with the wish that the fulfilment of these duties will be of benefit to our country.

Henry George Lecture at St. Johns University: Norway’s Historical Experience with Taxing & Regulating the Exploitation of Its Natural Resources

Lecture held by Minister of Finance Trygve Slagsvold Vedum, at St. John University the 23 October 2024, New York, USA.

By Minister of Finance Trygve Slagsvold Vedum

Tax lessons for governments from Henry George

The 19th-century political economist understood that the whole of society should benefit from outsized profits.

By Minister of Finance Trygve Slagsvold Vedum Op-ed in Financial Times

Opening statement at the Fifth International Conference on the Safe Schools Declaration

Opening statement by State Secretary Andreas Motzfeldt Kravik at the Fifth International Conference on the Safe Schools Declaration, held in Nairobi Kenya.

By State Secretary Andreas Motzfeldt Kravik

Minister Aukrust’s remarks at the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development

Minister of International Development Åsmund Grøver Aukrust’s remarks at the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4) held in Seville, Spain.

By Minister of International Development Åsmund Grøver Aukrust

FAO Conference 43rd Session

Review of the State of Food and Agriculture Intervention by Norway.

By Minister of Agriculture and Food Sandra Borch

Building momentum towards the SDG Summit

The 2030 Agenda is in a deep crisis. It is still possible to deliver on our promises, but the time for ambitious leadership is now. Norway therefore looks forward to the SDG Summit in September, and a meeting that can unlock the potential for

By Minister of Local Government and Regional Development Sigbjørn Gjelsvik National Statement at the Opening of the High-level Segment of the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF), 17 July 2023.

Welcome speech at the SYNERGY Conference

Dear all, Good morning from Oslo! It is a great pleasure for me to be part of the opening of this important international SYNERGY conference to address violence against Roma women. Preventing and combating gender-based and domestic violence is a key

By State Secretary Geir Indrefjord Welcome speech at the "SYNERGY Conference: How to ensure Roma women’s access" 15 to justice?"

Kjerkol's WHA address

President, Director General, Excellencies, Colleagues, It is an honour to address you on the occasion of WHO’s 75-year anniversary. We pay tribute to WHO and its staff for their remarkable commitment. Over the past 75 years, we have made WHO a

By Minister of Health and Care services Ingvild Kjerkol

State Secretary Kravik’s remarks at the Review Conference of the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention

State Secretary Andreas Kravik's High-level segment of the Review Conference of the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention in Siem Reap, Cambodia, 25 November 2024

By State Secretary Andreas Motzfeldt Kravik

Defence Minister Gram's speech on the new Defence Pledge

By Minister of Defence Bjørn Arild Gram April 15th 2024, Washington D.C., Arctic Conference Opening Keynote

Minister Aukrust’s remarks at the World Social Summit

Minister of International Development Åsmund Aukrust’s remarks at The second World Summit for Social Development held in Doha, Qatar.

By Minister of International Development Åsmund Grøver Aukrust